Should you be Vegan

Vegans who breastfeed put their baby at risk

An 11 month old baby exclusively breastfed by a vegan mother has died and the parents are charged with neglect after an autopsy indicated the baby suffered from deficiencies in vitamin B12 and Vitamin A – both known to be critical to a child’s development.
Vegans have long been advised to take B12 supplements as long term veganism runs the huge risk of serious B12 deficiency as well as other nutrients only found in animal foods such as true Vitamin A.   Beta carotene is not true vitamin A nor does it easily convert to adequate amounts of Vitamin A in the body.
The parent of this baby got 5 years in prison.
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Health issues due to vegan diet

TV and film actress Ginnifer Goodwin was a zealous and dedicated vegan for 2 years. She revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live recently that she stopped eating vegan after experiencing some health issues which she did not disclose.
Goodwin stated: "I’m always learning and growing and changing and there were some boring health issues, and so I did actually have to work some animal products back into my diet."

The first animal food she ate after her stint as a vegan was a scrambled egg from a farm where the chickens run free.

Another popular celebrity that has dropped the vegan diet is Angelina Jolie.
Jolie stated she was a vegan for a long time and it nearly killed her. The fact is that some of the most critical nutrients for health, vitamins A, D, and B12 are simply not found in an exclusively plant based diet.


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So the short answer to the question "Should you be Vegan?" is a no it seems.

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